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Summer 2013: 10 theater shows for a sunny Chicago
Two components of many a Chicago summer of live entertainment are absent this year — there's no Cirque du Soleil tent at the United Center and no Riverfront Theater at the Tribune Company's Freedom Center. So you'll have to go camping for fun...
Tags: Celebrities, William Petersen, Entertainment Events, Richard & Robert Sherman, Boeing Co.
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Musicals to 'LeapFest,' 41 more shows for your summer
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark,...
Tags: Customs and Tradition, Entertainment Events, Victory Gardens Theatre, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), John Kander
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Steppenwolf starting construction on education center
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company is about to post "pardon our dust" notices in its lobbies. On Monday, workers are to remove the facade of the former home of the Ethan Allen furniture store at 1700 N. Halsted St., located directly north of the...Tags: Arts and Culture
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Sex, work and other troubles of 20-somethings
I smell a niche at Theater Wit, the multispace venue just a few blocks from the bars and eateries of Wrigleyville: the date-night show. Not a bad idea, given the locale. Itamar Moses' "Completeness," wherein a pair of brainy graduate students almost...
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New trailer is a first peek at 'August: Osage County' movie
Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Today, we are reminded of these universal truths: “Life is very long” (T.S. Eliot). “Family holds us up….Family knocks us down.” And Meryl Streep is poised for a 2013...Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment Events, Benedict Cumberbatch, Music Box Theatre, The Weinstein Company
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Steppenwolf gala nets $1.1 million
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company said Thursday it raised $1.1 million at its annual gala last Saturday — for its artistic, educational and community programming. Items at the live auction including opening-night tickets to the upcoming Broadway...Tags: Broadway Theater, William Petersen, Bruce Norris, Rick Bayless, Laurie Metcalf
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Nathan Rabin Nathan Rabin is the head writer for The A.V. Club. His books include “The Big Rewind” and “My Year of Flops.” He also collaborated on “Weird Al: The Book.” He has written for the Wall Street Journal,...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Cornell University, Artists, DePaul University, Entertainment Events
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After son's murder, mother works to help other victims' families
For RedEyeWhen Joy McCormack's son was murdered after a Halloween party in 2009, she was lost: not only in trying to rationalize why this senseless act occurred, but also in the horrific aftermath of navigating everything from emergency rooms to courtrooms. "I...Tags: DePaul University, Murder, Criminals, Barack Obama, Halloween
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Chicago and the arts
The huge dramas playing out from Boston to our flooded basements are weighing on our hearts now. But humans are not wired to be stressed out 24/7/365. When our imaginations are ready to soar, we couldn’t be in a better place than Chicago. Local...
Tags: Entertainment Events, ImprovOlympic, The Second City, Entertainment, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Tony Awards: Steppenwolf, Tracy Letts lead Chicago nominations
Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company had a very good New York morning Tuesday with three of its ensemble members scoring 2013 Tony nominations: Tracy Letts and Amy Morton for their work in Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," also a Tony...
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Steppenwolf's 10th Red or White Ball
The Auxiliary Council of Steppenwolf Theatre Company hosted the 10th anniversary of its Red or White Ball with more than 500 patrons April 5 at Venue One. This annual event benefits the nationally recognized arts education program Steppenwolf for Young...
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Tonys 2013: 'Vanya and Sonia,' 'Lucky Guy' lead play nominees
NEW YORK -- The Tony nominations announcement Tuesday morning brought good news to Christopher Durang’s dysfunctional-family tale "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and the late Nora Ephron's period journalism weepie "Lucky Guy" with the two...
Tags: Tom Hanks, The American Theatre, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards, Broadway Theater
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